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Farrokhzadeh, Hooman, "Analysis And Suppression Of Engine Hood Vibrations Under Random Road Excitations" (2015). Wayne
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ANALYSIS AND SUPPRESSION OF ENGINE HOOD VIBRATIONS UNDER
RANDOM ROAD EXCITATIONS
by
HOOMAN FARROKHZADEH
THESIS
Detroit, Michigan
MASTER OF SCIENCE
2015
Approved By:
_____________________________________
Advisor Date
© COPYRIGHT BY
HOOMAN FARROKHZADEH
2015
I hereby place my deep sense of gratitude to my adviser, Professor Chin-An Tan, for
providing me with support and mentorship to carry out this task. I am also very thankful to
the committee members, Dr. Eamon and Dr. Ayorinde to specify a time for my work
I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Trilochan Singh for all
his advice and guidance during my studying. I convey my sincere thanks to my family, all
my friends at Wayne State University and the company I am working for, without whose
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS _________________________________________________ i
2.3 Methods to improve vibrations and noise performance in Auto industry _______ 25
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3.1.3 Boundary conditions of the FEA __________________________________ 42
4.3 Results for response location under random road excitations ________________ 61
REFERENCES _________________________________________________________ 71
ABSTRACT __________________________________________________________ 79
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LIST OF TABLES
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Radial and Tangential tire vibrations are the cause of tire/road noise [8] .............5
Figure 2: power spectral desnity of roads with a waviness factor [9]. .................................9
Figure 4: PSD Comparison between calculated and estimated road [18]. ..........................12
Figure 7: M+P static (3D) road surface roughness measurement system [8] .....................17
Figure 12: Effect of different dynamic rate assumptions on a door resonance [50] ...........25
Figure 18: Optimized Rib Layout design on wind reflector [58] .......................................33
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Figure 20: Variation of radiated sound power withe excitation frequency under three
conditions; no rib, optimal single rib and Optimal double ribs [51] ...................................34
Figure 34: Four body points to receive random base excitations .......................................56
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Figure 41: Samples for over slam bumpers, Used in Hyundai and Jeep vehicles ..............64
Figure 42: Response of the model with increase in stiffness of bumpers ...........................65
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
One of the most important issues to be considered in vehicle design is meeting the
safety legislations. Head injury is the most common reason of fatalities in vehicle-
pedestrian crashes. The engine hood plays the most important role in this regards. There
are two main ways to improve the performance of a hood panel with respect to the
pedestrian safety, namely, changing the structure and the parameters. Any change in the
outer hood panel such as the curvature must be consistent with the entire physique of the
vehicle. Therefore, the most effective variable for the optimization of the crash
performance of a vehicle is the panel thickness. On the other hand, the increasing demand
for lower fuel consumption while maintaining a good acceleration performance, leads to
reducing the weight of a vehicle by reducing the thickness of panels as well as utilization
of non-traditional materials in the structure. Due to the larger volume of the engine hood
compared with other components, it is one of the targets for weight reduction. However,
by addressing all of the above-mentioned issues, the engine hood panel will be more
aeroelasticity also known as the flutter phenomenon, and base excitations, resulting from
the road surface irregularities. Hood flutter was extensively investigated in the past [1,
2].However, to the author’s best knowledge, not enough attention has been given to the
vibrations stemming from surface roughness. With the aim of discussing the effect of
surface roughness on vehicle vibrations, this work proposes a method to analyze the hood
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1.2 Objectives
Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA) and Computer Aided Engineering, CAE are
the most useful tools for precise investigation of the engine hood vibrations. The very first
objective of this work is to develop a reliable model for hood panel using the Finite
Element Method, FEM. This model will be validated with the Experimental Model
Analysis. Secondly, random vibrations analysis will be performed to find the response of
the structure to the excitations from road unevenness. MSC NASTRAN will be utilized
for processing of random vibrations analysis. Subsequently, after finding the response of
the engine hood under random excitations, third objective will be to suppress the vibration
1.3 Organization
Chapter 1 introduces the background and motivation of this research as well as the overall
objectives and organization of the thesis. Chapter 2 includes a literature review on the
main areas of interest. This chapter begins with introducing the experimental, analytical,
and CAE approaches on random road excitations. Focus is then allocated to the validation
of CAE models in studying the dynamic characteristics of car components; and finally the
common methods to reduce noise and vibration levels in automotive industry are
presented.
In Chapter 3, the dynamic characteristics of hood structure are extracted via CAE and
EMA. In this Chapter, the obtained results are compared to evaluate the accuracy of the
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CAE model. The methods and results are compared with the findings reported in the
literature published in SAE aiming at dynamics characterization of the car hood flutter.
Chapter 4 starts with background and concepts of random vibrations analysis in CAE,
followed by presentation of the input data gained from actual road conditions and finally
the results obtained from the response of hood structure to random road excitation are
hood response under road base excitations. Consequently, in Chapter 6 the conclusions
drawn from this work are presented along with suggestions towards future research in this
area.
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This chapter is divided into three sections. In the first section the road unevenness
profile will be discussed. Due to their random distribution pattern, the road surface
irregularities are categorized as a random process. The analytical models that describe this
process as well as the common methods for measurement of the road surface profiles are
discussed in this section. The second section encompasses the application of CAE and
vehicle door panel, fuel tank engine hood structure, and weather-strips will be reviewed.
Finally the methods commonly used in the automotive industry to reduce vibration levels
will be summarized.
Powertrain and wheels are significant sources of moving vehicle vibrations. Due to
the development of less noisy powertrains, the main source of noise and vibrations in cars
is excitation coming from the road surface unevenness [4-7]. The interactions between the
road irregularities and tire treads create vibrations that propagate through the tire and
generate air-borne noise[8]. Rolling noise1 of cars and trains are generally due to the road
roughness by irregularities of the running surfaces of the tread and the surface on which
the wheel rolls. The surface roughness results in vertical vibrations in the vehicle structure
[9]. In heavy articulated vehicles, both low and high frequency modes are excited which
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In railway traffic, Rolling noise results from travelling speed of 40-250 km/h.
(http://www.plassertheurer.com)
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Figure 1: Radial and Tangential tire vibrations are the cause of tire/road noise [8]
Despite nonlinear and random characteristics of road excitations, cosine and sine
waves are occasionally used to represent road excitations [14, 15]. Kropac and Mucka
[14] simulated the effects of obstacles such as bumps and potholes on the vehicle response
using cosine waves. The road unevenness is a random variable and its properties vary with
the type of road surface [5]. A random process is often described with probability statistics
method [4]. The power spectral density2 (PSD) is widely used to describe the road
characteristics. The road surface irregularities have two main components; steady-state and
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If the probability distributions remain unchanged in time the process is called stationary. In a stationary
process, the power spectral density is the Fourier transform of autocorrelation. function 𝑆(𝜔) =
1 +∞
∫ 𝑅(𝜏)𝑒 −𝑖𝜔𝜏 𝑑𝜏
2𝜋 −∞
[16]
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and steady state components shows the non-stationary behavior of surface profiles [17]. In
order to simulate random vibrations of vehicle in laboratory, the average PSD of the
measured vibrations data is used. Garcia et al. [16] observed that there is no change in the
shape of the PSD within the duration of each transport event. However, under the
assumption that the velocity is constant, the surface irregularity can be assumed as a
stationary random process [4, 9, 18, 19]. Road irregularities have been described as a
Gaussian random process4 by many researchers [6, 16, 17, 20-23]. Furthermore, the road
unevenness can be approximated by a white noise5 excitation process on the velocity level
Schiehlen [9] studied the influence of random road profiles based on the white noise
excitation on the vertical dynamics of vehicles. The effect of random road excitations on
harvesting power in dual mass energy harvesters6 (e.g., regenerative vehicle suspensions)
were investigated by Tang and Zuo [24]. They found that under the white noise random
velocity excitation of road irregularities, the harvesting power gained from vehicle
suspensions is proportional to the tire stiffness and the road vertical excitation spectrum.
That is to say, sprung and unsprung mass, suspension damping coefficient and stiffness do
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The RMS value of a set of values (or a continuous-time waveform) is the square root of the arithmetic
mean (average) of the squares of the original values (or the square of the function that defines the
continuous waveform)
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The graph of a Gaussian probability density function is a bell-shaped curve and symmetric about the mean
value. The probability density function of a Gaussian process x(t) is given by
−1 𝑥−𝑥̃ 2
1 ( )
𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑒2 𝜎𝑥 [16]
√2𝜋𝜎𝑥
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White noise is the process that power spectral density is unchanged over a frequency range [16]
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A Vibration energy harvester is a spring-mass system with an electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer
connected in parallel with a spring [25].
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not influence the harvesting power. Xu et al. [20] derived a sensitivity analysis7 formula to
deterministic harmonic excitation [20, 21, 25-27]. Qin et al. [26] found that constructing
six-wheel road PEM and obtaining PSD of responses are convenient for heavy-duty
trucks. Xu et al. [21] used a Gaussian random process and PEM with a linear dynamic
properties change periodically with time. Jha et al. [28] found that the road concrete slabs
with constant length are cyclostationary. This could give a more accurate estimation of the
RMS of the response compared with the traditional stationary models. Lu et al. [19]
suggested a computational model for random vibration analysis of the vehicle track
system based on PEM and symplectic8 methods. Cryer et al. [29] developed a road
simulator for heavy duty vehicles to provide vertical inputs to the tire with respect to the
conditions pertaining to this category of vehicles. The introduced system needed PSD
The road PSD is correlated with the vehicle speed. The road unevenness spectrum can
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Sensitivity analysis is the study of how the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model or system
(numerical or otherwise) can be apportioned to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs.(Wikipedia.com)
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This is a method to solve wave propagation problems for a periodic structure [[19] Lu, F., Kennedy, D.,
Williams, F. W., and Lin, J. H., 2008, "Symplectic analysis of vertical random vibration for coupled vehicle-
track systems," Journal of Sound and Vibration 317(1-2), pp. 236-249.
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be simply described with one-sided power spectral density (PSD)9 [6, 9, 13].
Ω
𝜑𝑧 (Ω) = 𝜑0 ( Ω0 )𝑤 , 0 < Ω1 ≤ Ω ≤ Ω2 < ∞ )1.2(
frequency or angular spatial frequency [6] in rad/m and is usually estimated at 0.1 m−1
[13]. 0 is the unevenness index [6] which characterizes the roughness as a function of the
spatial frequency Ω0 . Ω1 and Ω2 are the upper and lower bounds of the effective
frequency band, respectively. For example for a B-level road, 𝜑0 = 64𝐸 − 6m2 . m
The roughness level can be considered as an unevenness index and the waviness
parameter or the waviness of road profile is represented by w such that the greater the w,
the longer the wavelength. The waviness is found to be in the range of 1.75 < w < 2.25
2𝜋
with an average value of 2. Wavelength is described as 𝜆 = , whereΩ is the
Ω
double logarithmic scale which results in decline lines with slopes of (−2w).
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Two and one sided spectra illustration [16]
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Ω
𝜑0 ( Ω0 )𝑤1 , 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < Ω𝐼 ≤ Ω ≤ Ω0
𝜑𝑧 (Ω) = { Ω )1.1(
𝜑0 ( Ω0 )𝑤2 , 𝑓𝑜𝑟 Ω0 ≤ Ω ≤ Ω𝐼𝐼 < ∞
Where, the different values of waviness 𝑤1, 𝑤2 , 𝑤1< 𝑤2 occur in two frequency
ranges. Excitation ζ(t) in terms of displacement coming from road unevenness in time
𝜉 = 𝑣𝜏 )1.2(
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rad/s is the temporal circular frequency [9]. PSD of the vehicle excitation can be described
by:
1
𝜑𝜉 (𝜔) = 𝑣 𝜑𝑧 )1.2(
As can be seen, constant velocity leads to constant PSD of the road profile. Mucka [6]
studied the influence of random road profile waviness on the dynamic road loads. He used
a quarter car model and displacement PSD with waviness of 1.5 to 2.5. Thus the constant
Through a subjective assessment survey, Hassan and Mc Manus [30] found that
wavelengths in the range of 4.88 to 19.5 m, which lead to low frequency body vibration,
are the most problematic in drivers’ comfort issue. Kropac and Mucka [10] combined two
fundamental properties of road PSD profile (unevenness index and waviness) into a single
number. This method gives a more accurate vibration response and can be an extension to
the road classification according to the ISO 860810. Kropac and Mucka [14] used
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ISO 8608 describes a uniform method of reporting measured vertical surface profile data from streets,
roads, highways and off-road terrain. Measurement methods and measurement equipment are not
included.(www.iso.org)
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The road PSD can also found by writing motion equations for a Two-Degree-Of-
Freedom system. The road profile is used as the system input, the transfer function is
defined as PSD of acceleration of unsprung mass over road acceleration, the discrete
acceleration signals in time domain are found and finally the PSD of unsprang mass is
Hassan and Mc Manus [30] used the roughness contents to develop a new index
called “profile index for truck” (PIt). Accordingly, PIt of more than 2.75 m/km is
perceived as a poor driveability. It was claimed that PIt works better in predictions of ride
in heavy vehicles the IRI. Hesami and Mc Manus [31] found that wavelet based road
profile analysis works better than PSD in terms of pavement roughness. It gives
information about road roughness along with ability to check high frequency location such
like potholes and cracks. They verified this approach with two experiments in 100 meter
length of smooth and rough highway. Delanne and Pereira [32] compared three road
international roughness index (IRI), PSD, and constant percent bandwidth spectrum
analysis were studied. They found that IRI works well in terms of road conditions
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assessment, road maintenance and repair service and road service level. When it comes to
rehabilitation work and detecting impending problems on road sections, IRI is not the best
choice and PSD is more appropriate in unevenness level evaluation. The conditions for
validity of PSD are stationary stochastic process with a single regression line fitted. The
road defects can be also found with PSD. Constant percent bandwidth spectrum analysis is
useful in road service evaluation and detecting upcoming troubles with road sections.
mass, damping and stiffness which results in ordinary differential equations [9, 21]. The
linear vehicle dynamic models under random road profiles are widely used to find
dynamic response of the cars [13, 18, 21-23, 33, 34]. Among them a quarter vehicle model
is the most reliable scale for road roughness condition [34], which is basically a 2 degree-
In linear analytical study, the system is a mass-damping-stiffness model, the input is base
excitation of road surface and the output can be acceleration at the point of interest. Transfer function
from source to receiver and also dynamic loads can be achieved [22, 33]. Road PSD can be used
as an input for the vehicle model [35]. Zhang and Jiang [22] found the optimal spring
stiffness and viscous damping coefficient for obtaining the maximum reliability of SDOF
and TDOF under random base excitations. If the acceleration is greater than the prescribed
value, the failure will occur. Barbosa [36] on 2011, found FRF of a half-car-model under
pavement roughness excitations. He found that the vehicle suspension mode is magnified
at low speeds and at 120 km/h what makes passenger discomfort is the first vehicle mode
in an undulated asphalted road. The optimization of a linear SDOF model system under
stationary-zero mean Gaussian random excitation was studied by Dahlberg [23]. Gillespie
used a Four-degree-of freedom dynamic model and input of road roughness profile to find
vehicles can be modeled analytically by curved plates. Based on the theory of curved
plates, a median surface is defined and two surfaces at equal distances from the median
surface define the geometry of the plate. Car hood can be modeled accordingly [37].
Finite Element Method (FEM) is a powerful tool in random road vibrations analysis
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ISO 2631 The primary purpose of this part of ISO 2631 is to define methods of quantifying whole-body
vibration in relation to human health and comfort, the probability of vibration perception and the incidence
of motion sickness.
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and is widely used by researchers [4, 5, 13, 38, 39]. Wu and Fan [38] established a
mathematical and finite element model of 10 DOF to describe the vibrations of a truck.
Rustighi et al. [5] used a three-dimensional elemental approach to predict the stochastic
tire vibration. The non-linearities in contact model were not considered and experimental
validations were also required. Through development of a precise FEM of tire, Low
frequency road noise in a steady state conditions was modeled by Kido [39]. Quinman and
Yonghani [4] used ANSYS for modal analysis and random vibration simulation of a truck
transmission frame.
determining the sound pressure or the vibrations response level [8, 40]. The amplitude and
frequency of perceived vibrations or sound are directly related to the roughness amplitude
and wavelength.
ISO 13473 describes the measurement instrumentation and data processing of direct
rigid beam. In the dynamic method, a laser source is mounted on a driving vehicle which
collects the profile [7, 8, 12, 18]. Multiple laser profile sensors can improve test accuracy
[12, 17]. Munari et al. [41] proposed that it is possible to use PSDs to generate new
Figure 7: M+P static (3D) road surface roughness measurement system [8]
Acoustical transducers can be used to assess road roughness profile with fast
roughness detection procedure. Xu et al. [42] found that in low frequency band which
linear PSD may not be true, this method works well. Visual observations and profile based
indexes are used in Australia to assess road pavement condition. PSD gives roughness
information for specific longitudinal wavelength. Mann et al. [43] analyzed and compared
rough and smooth sections of road from a laser profiler with IRI and PSD. They found
that smooth pavements after construction have wavelengths greater than 35 m while
Previously, highway engineers measured suspension stroke to see the road roughness intensity.
A modern approach is to simulate the response of vehicle to the road profile [17, 33, 34]. The
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found by determining vertical accelerations of the sprung and unsprung sides in a constant
velocity [44]. Lakusic et al. [7] reported that the amplitude of car vibrations in
cobblestone pavement is four times of asphalt pavement track. They recorded vibrations
The more corrugations on the road profile, the stronger the response of the vehicle.
This is the reason why the response of the vehicle subjected to the sett 12 type of road
profile is stronger. The car suspension works as a low–pass filter decreasing amplitudes
more at higher frequencies. The signal generated by a rough road surface after passing
through the suspension is noisier. Higher frequency excitations from the road profile are
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A sett, usually referred to in the plural and known in some places as a Belgian block, is a broadly
rectangular quarried stone used for paving roads.
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and helps a lot in refining noise and vibration in new vehicles. The main objective in this
field is to find the correlation between the analytical, numerical and experimental results.
Patran/MSC Nastran, Abaqus and IDEAS are used to develop the virtual model of
vehicles [45]. It is common to evaluate the accuracy of numerical results obtained from
CAE by comparing with experimental results. In case of anisotropic materials like fiber
simulations are more important [46]. Many researchers focused on CAE validation by methods
like EMA and Image correlation of car components like hood, door panels and fuel tank in their
works [46, 47]. Due to the inaccuracy of the boundary conditions simulation and also differences in
scattering of the real properties of the structure, natural frequencies from EMA are always lower than
In modal analysis, mass density and material stiffness are the most dominating
factors. So even a small change in these parameters results in a huge shift in natural
Saravanan and Injeti [48] validated a FEM of car fuel tank with experiments. They
determined the elasticity modulus of the plastic material through three point bending
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Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering analysis
tasks. It includes Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Multibody
dynamics (MBD), and optimization. (Wikipedia.com)
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tests14 (ISO 17815). The CAE model of empty tank shows better correlation with test data.
Liquid fuel is modeled as Non Structural Mass16 (NSM) distributed over the tank shell
structure. It was observed from CAE analysis that the vibration characteristics of gas tank
are sensitive to the mass distribution of the liquid fuel inside the tank and also thickness of
the tank.
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The three points bending flexural test provides values for the modulus of elasticity in bending , flexural
stress , flexural strain and the flexural stress-strain response of the material. The main advantage of a three
point flexural test is the ease of the specimen preparation and testing. However, this method has also some
disadvantages: the results of the testing method are sensitive to specimen and loading geometry and strain
rate.
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ISO 178:2010 specifies a method for determining the flexural properties of rigid and semi-rigid plastics
under defined conditions. A standard test specimen is defined, but parameters are included for alternative
specimen sizes for use where appropriate. A range of test speeds is included. The method is used to
investigate the flexural behavior of the test specimens and to determine the flexural strength, flexural
modulus and other aspects of the flexural stress/strain relationship under the conditions defined. It applies to
a freely supported beam, loaded at mid-span (three-point loading test).(www.iso.org)
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NSM are used to define masses that affect the behavior of specific element types but are not directly part
of the structure of the model. (mscsoftware.com)
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Hanouf et al. [45] extensively investigated the dynamic properties of door and hood
panels of a car using CAE and EMA. Similarities were observed in frequencies and mode
shapes. They used VPG 3.2 and LS DYNA for the CAE part and ME'scope VES for
signal processing of EMA. An impact hammer, two FFT analyzers with 7 channels and
In order to improve the hood performance in crashes, car companies need to design
more flexible panels. This flexibility in design results in undesirable vibrations of the
hood at highway speeds. Furthermore, demands for reducing mass of body panels and
aerodynamic loads. Transient CFD techniques coupled with CAE are capable of
predicting how wind profiles influence the hood vibration. Expectedly, as the frequency of
the oncoming flow approaches the natural frequencies of the hood, the response amplitude
of the hood structure is the greatest in value. It was found that the turbulence grid (120
mph) produces the largest vibration. Hood flutter17 with respect to aeroelasticity and fluid
structure interaction (FSI) was extensively studied by Gaylard et al. [1] and Gupta et al.
[2]. Aerodynamic loads are found with CFD solvers and potential conditions to generate
vibrations were simulated using Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM). There are conditions
which are found on road but are not easy to simulate in wind tunnel. Disturbed wind
profiles such as those caused by high speed wakes, high speed travel at substantial yaw
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A formal definition of aeroelastic flutter is a dynamic instability of a flight vehicle associated with the
interaction of aerodynamic, elastic, and inertial forces [49] Hodges, D. H., and Pierce, G. A., 2011,
Introduction to structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY..
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Optical full field measurement18 techniques are widely used for analysis of vibrations and
thermography or Photoelasticity22 and the Digital Image Correlation (DIC)23 have been
successful in accurate measurement of the displacement [46, 47]. Two cameras capture the
measurement field from different directions to find the three-dimensional contour of the designated
area so whole displacement field is visualized. This technique possesses high resolution in space
and time and as it determines the absolute position and displacement of the component, large
amplitudes and rigid body movements can be found. By Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
method and high speed cameras non-linear dynamic events can be analyzed and three-
simulate a non-linear transient dynamic event. Siebert et al. [47] investigated the deformation
of a hood panel with Optical full field measurement techniques. The bonnet structure was loaded by
a shaker with noise excitation for a classic experimental modal analysis. After dividing the structure
into several points, each object point must be seen by both cameras at the same time. However, due
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In full-field optical methods light beams are used to illuminate and create images of the objects of interest.
http://nam.epfl.ch/
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A speckle pattern is an intensity pattern produced by the mutual interference of a set of wave fronts
distribution
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Interferometry is a family of techniques in which waves, usually electromagnetic, are superimposed in
order to extract information about the waves.
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a secondary and visually evident superimposed pattern created when two identical patterns on a flat or
curved surface are overlaid while displaced or rotated a small amount from one another
22
Photoelasticity is an experimental method to determine the stress distribution in a material. The method is
mostly used in cases where mathematical methods become quite cumbersome. Unlike the analytical
methods of stress determination, Photoelasticity gives a fairly accurate picture of stress distribution, even
around abrupt discontinuities in a material
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Digital Image Correlation, DIC, Digital image correlation and tracking is an optical method that employs
tracking and image registration techniques for accurate 2D and 3D measurements of changes in images. This
is often used to measure deformation, displacement, strain, and optical flow.
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to the physique of the hood, not all points can be captured by cameras.
Duonian et al. [3] approximated the hood thickness to meet three targets HIC24, mass
and modality (Meeting the requirements of lightweight and reducing vibration and noise).
To verify the reliability of their work, collision of pedestrian heads and hood was re-
simulated. Noting that hood thickness is the most tractable part when it comes to hood
Hartley [50] proposed a method to predict the hyper-elastic25 and dynamic behavior
of an Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) foam rubber. This material is widely
used as a weather-strip component in car closures. It was observed that either static or
dynamic response of the weather-strip material and component depends on factors such as
excitation frequency, large-strain preload, vibration amplitude, geometry and also friction.
A good correlation was observed between the experimental results and the proposed
formulation for dynamic stiffness and loss factor below 100 Hz. Closure resonances
predictions can significantly change based on the values assumed for weather-strip
24 The Head Injury Criterion (HIC) is a measure of the likelihood of head injury arising from an impact.
The HIC can be used to assess safety related to vehicles, personal protective gear, and sport equipment.
Normally the variable is derived from the acceleration/time history of an accelerometer mounted at
the center of gravity of a dummy’s head, when the dummy is exposed to crash forces.
25 For many materials, linear elastic models do not accurately describe the observed material behavior. The
most common example of this kind of material is rubber, whose stress-strain relationship can be defined as
non-linearly elastic, isotropic, incompressible and generally independent of strain rate. Hyper elasticity
provides a means of modeling the stress-strain behavior of such materials. The behavior of
unfilled, vulcanized elastomers often conforms closely to the hyper elastic ideal. Filled elastomers
and biological tissues are also often modeled via the hyper elastic idealization
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Figure 12: Effect of different dynamic rate assumptions on a door resonance [50]
stiffness and damping. It can be modified in different ways such as adding layered
damping materials, mass or changing geometry parameters, e.g., thickness [51].In car
body panels, the following methods are used for damping vibrations energy [52].
The first method is made by attaching a viscoelastic layer with adhesive, spray or
bond to the panel. This layer moves with the panel and dissipates vibrations energy to
heat. Damping performance of this layer is a function of thickness, stiffness and the loss
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factor. (extensional dampers). In addition, by adding a stiff layer like rubber, steel or foil
to layers of viscoelastic material a new type of dampers which are called constrained layer
dampers are created. When exposed to vibrations, the top constrained layer causes shear
strain which forces the viscoelastic layers to remain fixed while the panel is deformed.
The thickness and stiffness of the top layer and loss factor of viscoelastic layer are
effective in the damping behavior (constrained layer dampers). The friction of damping
materials and also the friction between the layer and the panel in every cycle dissipate
energy. Increasing the mass of the damper increases the friction dissipation. The contact
between the viscoelastic material and the panel creates inelastic collision in each cycle,
Qian et al. [52] studied different damping treatment behaviors for flat and
of average vibration amplitudes and FRFs. In practice, the stiffness of in-vehicle floor
panels like tunnel, cross members and doorsills are not as high as clamped boundary
conditions model but not as low as a panel with simply supported boundary conditions.
Also they found that below 150 Hz, extensional dampers and constrained layer damper
show similar effects on heavily ribbed panels. Constrained dampers have high damping
performance above 150 Hz. Increasing the mass in sandwich type damper does not change
the damping behavior significantly in frequencies between 150-250 Hz. Surface density
increase in extensional dampers does not contribute to the damping performance in the
Tarnoczy [53] reported that smearing a damping layer on a steel panel can reduce the
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radiated sound intensity by 10 dB and also a more effective noise reduction could be
expected from a sandwich damper. The stiffness of front and rear bushings in vertical
direction is the most effective parameters on the transmitted vibrations to the cabin [15].
Car panels in body structure are made of thin sheets of metal with very low bending
curvature to the structure, low frequency modes are shifted to higher levels according to the equation
below [54]:
1 𝐸
𝑓𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 = 𝑓𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑡 + 2𝜋𝑅 √𝜌 )1.2(
Where, R is the radius of curvature and it works more effective than stiffening beads. Bending
Where, B is the bending stiffness, I is the moment of area of the cross section and ν is
the Poisson's ratio. Low frequency noise improvement requires modification of vehicle
structure [39]. First natural frequency of structure is the most important item to consider in
system response [56]. The Effects of damping layers and stiffening ribs should be taken
Introducing beads and ribs are common examples of geometric stiffening of a panel.
They increase both the static and dynamic stiffness of the panel and shift the resonant
frequency upwards. The interesting point is that the peak amplitude of the resonant
frequency for a heavily ribbed panel is increased compared with the flat panel [52, 57]. for
designing stiffening ribs, there are six design variables, namely, X and Y coordinates of
the center of the ribs, location angle of the two ribs, length and width of the ribs [51].
Beads are features like channel which are added in metal forming process as an
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inexpensive way to add stiffness to the panel to reduce noise and vibrations below 100 Hz.
However, it must be noted that stiffening of a panel either by ribs or beads increases the
radiation efficiency thus high frequency 1-5 KHz noise will increase [52, 54]. When it
comes to thin plate structures, stiffening rib are an effective approach to reduce radiated
noise. Cross ribs are adopted broadly to strengthen a plate [51]. Limited damping effects
of extensional dampers on heavily ribbed panel were observed. While constrained layer
below, ribs can shift the frequencies but increase the amplitudes [53].
While stiffening beads can improve vibrations of first modes, they might increase the
vibration levels on other frequencies. They can also increase radiation efficiency for a
given frequency [55]. Pagnotta [56] utilized the Genetic Algorithm to find the optimum
position and lay-out of stiffening ribs to shift the natural frequency of a car dashboard
support. Similar to Pagnota’s work, Carfagni et al. [57] proposed an approach based on
CAE and Genetic Algorithm to achieve an optimal distribution of stiffening ribs and
damping material. Their method reduced the damping material in the same vibrational
performance.
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Wind deflector is a feature installed on truck roof cabins to mitigate the drag force
effect. Maladahiyar et al. [58] used Altair-Optistruct software to find the best
configuration of the stiffening ribs. They validated the design with testing a prototype-
built under dynamic loading conditions. Deng et al. [51] in 2005 found the best geometry
and location of two cross stamped ribs in a plate to reduce resultant noise under wideband
excitations.
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Figure 20: Variation of radiated sound power withe excitation frequency under three
conditions; no rib, optimal single rib and Optimal double ribs [51]
thickness and rib to reduce noise emission of an intake manifold. A battery electric van,
noises around. Through NVH data collecting and signal processing Lu and Jen [27]
identified the cause of noise in a permanent magnetic synchronous motor. It was around
1.1 kHz and in 16th and 40th orders. When they sealed the cabin’s leakage, a reduction of
4 dB interior noises and encapsulation of the motor led to a 6.5 dB noise reduction.
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The interface components between front chassis and vehicle body like sub frames are
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In general usage, design of experiments (DOE) or experimental design is the design of any information-
gathering exercises where variation is present, whether under the full control of the experimenter or not.
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As stated before, modal parameters which are gained by CAE are in need of
validation. As not all the nonlinearities of elastic bumpers, bushing, hinges and latches can
be modeled thoroughly in FEM. CAE output are normally validated with EMA or Optical
field measurement. In this chapter, natural frequencies and mode shapes which are
extracted by MSC Nastran software are correlated with EMA to validate the CAE model.
FEM proves to be an essential tool to find mode shapes and natural frequencies of car
components are extensively analyzed under static and dynamic loads by FEM in
development from conceptual design up to the final step. Natural frequencies, Frequency
response functions, mode shapes and operational mode shapes of each component itself or
in connection with others can be achieved by FEM under various conditions. A wide
variety of commercial FEM codes have been developed and introduced to automotive
industry so far. The whole process of an FEM analysis can be divided into pre-processing,
processing and post-processing. Preprocessing, also called Meshing, is the first step in
solving a problem in finite element analysis. In this step entire physique is divided into
meaningful divisions often called "Elements". These elements form the building block on
which the Boundary conditions and external effects are specified. Geometry used for
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meshing, can be imported from CAD or be created in the FEM software. As most car
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Computer-Aided Design
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components are very elaborate in physique, mostly a CAD model created in computer
softwares like CATIA, UGNX, Solidworks, etc. the geometry is often imported into the
FEM software. The after defining the appropriate analysis, one-dimensional, two or three,
based on Element type, such as shell, solid, beam, etc. Meshing is started. Lastly
boundary conditions, loadings and constraints are defined in this step. Altair Hypermesh is
Processing stage is like calculating and solving the equations to find the desired
output. Based on the analysis type, linear static, modal, FRF, Fatigue, etc. commercial
codes like Altair Radioss, MSc Nastran and Abaqus are widely used for this purpose.
The obtained results can be seen and analyzed through post-processing softwares like
Altair Hypergraph, Altair Hyperview and etc. In this study, Altair Hypermesh, MSc
Nastran, Altair Hyperview and Altair Hypergraph are employed to extract modes shapes
In finding natural frequencies and mode shapes of the component, damping effects
design must be in the way that the frequency of a dynamic loading does not match with
the natural frequencies of the structure. Normal modes are also required to find the best
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pattern which is called a mode shape. Mode shapes and natural frequencies depend on the
components properties like elasticity modulus, dimensions and cross sections and also
boundary conditions[45].
Mode shapes and natural frequencies are obtained by solving an eigenvalue problem.
Eigen values are natural frequencies and eigenvectors are the associated mode shapes.
Without damping and loadings, matrix format of the equation of motion is [61]:
Like classic methods of solving vibrations problems, a harmonic solution is assumed for
Harmonic solution assumption leads to the fact that all particles of the components
move simultaneously so the basic shape remains unchanged and only the amplitudes
fluctuate.
Substituting the second equation into the first one result in the Eigen equation as:
[𝐴 − 𝜆𝐼]𝑥 = 0 )2.2(
i=1,2,3,4,..
Deflected shapes of a linear elastic structure at any time can be found with
In order to check that each normal mode is distinct from the other, orthogonally of
0 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
{𝜑𝑖 }𝑇 [𝑀]{𝜑𝑗 } = { )2.2(
1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖 = 𝑗
methods to extract real eigenvalue extraction are applied in CAE dynamic analysis
solvers. All the methods work for all the problems but none of them is best for all
problems. These methods are derived from either transformation or tracking method. In
the first method, the eigenvalue equation is transformed to a special form to get
iterative procedure to derive one at each step. MSC Nastran [61] recommends Lanczos
method for real eigenvalue extraction which is a convenient fusion of both transformation
and tracking methods. Givens method, Modified Givens method, Householder method and
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Real eigenvalue extraction methods based on the tracking are Inverse power method and
Sturm modified inverse power method. Bulk data of EIGRL and EIGR define Lanczos
method all of the other methods respectively and SOL 103 is the unique denotes normal
A typical hood is shown in Figure 23. The geometry of a typical hood consists of the
top panel, inner panel, hinges, latches and elastic bumpers. Two latches on the two corners
of the top part retain the structure and attach it to the body. One or two hinges on the front
most of the components lock the structure in front. Normally hinges and latches are made
of steel while the sheet panels are aluminum alloys [1, 2].
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Over slam
bumper
Hinge
Over slam
Primary bumper
bumpers
Latches
Primarily there are three constraint locations. They are hinges, latches and elastic
bumpers. Bumpers are small flexible objects which are widely used in order to facilitate
matching the body and hood and also to provide compliance against mechanical stresses.
Bumpers are usually modeled as a spring with defined stiffness in three directions. The
ends of these springs on the body are constrained in all directions [1, 2].
Based on the previous works on CAE of hood panel, all degrees of freedom in
translational X,Y,Z and rotational X,Y and Z are constraint for hinges [1, 2]. Panels are
torsional mode. The second one was oil canning28 at 22.2 Hz and
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Oil canning is defined as a visible waviness in a flat areas of metal surface (Metal construction
association, Technical bulletin )
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Gaylard [1] found that in their model, the oil canning happens at 23.9Hz and in the
first mode, the first torsional mode is at 26.3 Hz and third mode at 31.3 Hz is also
torsional. There are some similarities between first and forth mode at 33.8 Hz with
In any case the first few modes are most important regarding dynamic deformation.
So any periodical force in this range will result in course vibrations. Hanouf et al. [45]
found that the first mode of his CAE model of a hood panel occurs at 53.05 Hz in a simple
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bending mode. The second one which is torsional is at 58.83 Hz. Second bending mode
happened at 76.08 Hz with low oscillation amplitude. The second torsional mode was at
Based on two criteria for constraining latches, the CAE model is run to extract natural
frequencies of the hood panel. The resultant first ten natural frequencies of the hood panel
are listed in table 2.1. The first mode exhibits oil-canning at around 24 Hz. The bending
happens around z axis. The first torsional mode happens at 45.6 Hz. third mode is very
similar to the first mode at 66.9 Hz but with less oscillation amplitude. Forth mode is a
torsional one affecting the lower part of the panel rather the top part. Expectedly, the fifth
mode at 90.03 Hz is bending focusing at upper area. The sixth mode is again bending
structure in terms of its modal parameters; Natural frequencies, Damping and modes
1- Measurement of FRFs
steps:
Where, [𝑀], [𝐶] and [𝐾] indicate mass, damping and stiffness matrix and f denotes
Where, 𝐻(𝜔) is the transfer function between input and the output of the system.
(𝜑 𝜑 )
𝐻(𝜔) = ∑𝑛𝑟=1 [𝜔2−𝜔2 +2𝑗𝜉
𝑖 𝑘 𝑟
)2.22(
𝑟 𝜔 𝑟 𝑟 𝜔]
Modal parameters can be obtained with one complete row or column of FRF matrix
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In the matrix above, Columns indicate inputs and rows are for responses. Because of
the reciprocity 𝐻𝑚𝑛 = 𝐻𝑛𝑚 and also 𝐻𝑚𝑛 is the response at m due to excitation at n.
Excitation or input of the system can be Shakers, mostly in laboratories and impact
hammers which are extensively used in industry. Impact hammers have a force sensor in
the head. It measures the amplitude and frequency content of the energy transferred to the
structure. They are used in modal analysis, resonance testing and also structural health
monitoring.
made by PCB. Two types of them are widely used in industry. The one with built-in signal
conditioning electronics which are called ICP and the second types are without this
option. Because of the convenience in use, easier set up and appropriate cost ICP types are
more preferable unless in high temperature which may harm the electronics components
in ICPs [63].
measure vibrations in all three directions. So each axis has an independent channel for
data acquisition system. Expectedly, this type of accelerometers is very popular because
[63].
Measurement System consists of FFT analyzer, Data acquisition, Front end and PC.
Modern and more sophisticated systems offer a package including software and hardware
to obtain signal, processing and giving the desired output in a desirable format.
The hood geometry created in LMS software package is illustrated in Figure 30. As
can be seen, Entire surface of the structure is divided into 9 points. Only five
accelerometers are used so different iterations are applied. Driving points are at 5, 6, 9
and two points at each iteration are impacted by the hammer. The first iteration is run
In the second run points 1,2,3,4 and 5 are included. Intentionally, Point 5 is kept
as the accelerometers are used in each iteration for not shifting frequencies due to change
in mass. After obtaining FRFs of all points, Curve fitting on stabilization diagram will
𝐴 𝐴 ∗
𝐻(𝜔) = ∑𝑛𝑘=1 𝑗𝜔−𝜆
𝑘 𝑘
+ 𝑗𝜔−𝜆 ∗ )2.22(
𝑘 𝑘
Sum of FRFs
The mode shapes are correlated closely with the ones obtained by CAE. FEM is
expected to give higher frequency rather than experiment; apart from the first resonance
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this work confirms their study [47]. Furthermore, No significant difference were observed
Comparing mode shapes of EMA and CAE is necessary to find the related frequencies, as
the solver sometimes gives fake modes. Due to not considering non-linearities as it is in
reality. Finally, the results from CAE are found clean and clear. These results contained
natural frequencies and their corresponding modes shapes. Correlation of these values
unpredictability nature. Therefore, extensive uses of CAE methods are inevitable to have
the most accurate estimation of a system response under random inputs. Earthquake,
airplane wings flutter under aeroelasticity excitations and road base excitation due to its
unevenness are common examples of using random vibrations analysis. In chapter one,
random nature of road irregularities and related equations were reviewed. In this chapter,
the method which is used by MSC Nastran to find response of a system under random
excitations will be addressed. Then the method to find inputs of the system and finally the
2- Applying data reduction to the findings of step 1 to find 𝑢𝑗𝑎 (𝜔𝑖 ) as the output
loading a and b are𝑆𝑎𝑏 , frequency response 𝐻𝑗𝑎 (𝜔𝑖 ) then response quantity is 𝑆𝑗 . In the
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Data reduction is the transformation of numerical or alphabetical digital information derived empirically
or experimentally into a corrected, ordered, and simplified form. The basic concept is the reduction of
multitudinous amounts of data down to the meaningful parts.
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Random process analysis based on frequency response techniques requires that [61]
1- Linear system
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1 T
R j (τ)= limT→∞ T ∫0 uj (t) uj (t-τ)dt )2.2(
2 T 2
Sj (ω)= limT→∞ T |∫0 e-iωt uj (t)dt| )2.1(
2
𝑆𝑗 (𝜔) = |𝐻𝑗𝑎 (𝜔)| 𝑆𝑎 (𝜔) )2.2(
1 𝑇
𝑅𝑎𝑏 (𝜏) = lim𝑇→∞ 𝑇 ∫0 𝑢𝑎 (𝑡) 𝑢𝑏 (𝑡 − 𝜏)dt )2.2(
point.
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In order to describe random characteristics of the base excitations it was assumed that
the inputs to the system come from the spots attaching the hood to the body.
review, in order to be able to consider the process as stationary a constant velocity must be
followed. Either 30 -40 MPH sound reasonable for this approach. PSD vs frequency
0.43 1.00
F PSD body:1:+Z
F PSD body:2:+Z
F PSD body:3:+Z
F PSD body:4:+Z
/Hz
Amplitude
Amplitude
(m/s 2) 2
0.00 0.00
5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00
Hz
Figure 35: PSD vs Frequency trend for 4 body points
In order to see how each excitation points influence the others cross PSDs must be
considered also. These values are extracted in real and imaginary vs frequency trend.
Physically this point is the middle point at top most of the engine hood panel
structure. This location is important from driver’s view as it shows the most obvious
flutter response. Furthermore, compared with the other points at top of the panel, the
highest amplitudes of vibration response under low speed road excitation occur at this
point.
The second objective of this work is to find the response of the structure at the
location of interest under the random road profile. The last two graphs show the trends of
Response
location point
Finding response displacements at the point of interest in the previous chapter, this
Based on what have been reviewed in chapter two, in order to reduce the vibration levels,
different methods are used. Damping materials, introducing curvature, stiffening ribs or
beads are some of these techniques which are based on increasing stiffness of the
structure. The main concern is that these methods are only applicable in the earlier stage
of development as modifications on sheet metal work are possible. However in the latest
development process, they are not at all feasible as no changes in the geometry is allowed.
One remedy is to adding stiffness to the structure through changing the stiffness of over-
slam and primary bumpers. This technique is studied in this chapter. For this purpose, fifth
iterations are presented. The iterations Start from increase of 50% up to 150% in
Figure 41: Samples for over slam bumpers, Used in Hyundai and Jeep vehicles
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As can be seen from Figure 41, it seems that only first and third resonances are
excited by the road roughness. Increasing the stiffness of bumpers rom 50% up to 150%
affect the response of the structure to the road excitations. These trends are illustrated in
Figure 43.
Obviously this technique has greater impacts on the third mode at 68 Hz rather than
the first. The details are shown in the Tables 5.1 and 5.2. Table 5.1 tabulates the
Difference with the base model - -2.5% -2.5% -2.5% -5% -5%
Difference with the base model% - -11% -22% -22% -33% -33%
table 5.12.
Increasing stiffness slightly reduces the amplitudes of the first mode. However, it has
a significant effect on the third mode. And also according to Figure 43, by increasing the
stiffness the peak at third resonance splits to two peaks and a valley.
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All in all, increasing the stiffness of the elastic bumpers decreases the amplitudes of
vibration responses. This change is not very significant at the first mode but very
noticeable on the third mode. Interesting point is that almost no considerable frequency
shift is observed while stiffening the bumpers. Convenient cost of this modification and
also its accessibility throughout all the development process along with exerting not a
significant shift of natural frequencies of the system are the main advantages of this
method. Needless to say, using damping layers or tuned mass absorbers are not tangible in
latest stage of development of engine hood structure. Introducing curvature, bead or ribs
are other methods to reduce the vibrations which are only applicable in the very earliest
stage of development.
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CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS
This work provides metrics of hood flutter under random road excitations. Validation
of CAE results with those of EMA was first studied. Hinges and bumpers are constraint
in all directions but latches are only constrained in the translational indirection of Y and
Z axes. Another method is to remove all the constraints except for rotational Y and Z.
Both methods led to similar results for mode shapes and natural frequencies. It was
observed that the first resonance happens at 24 Hz and is bending (oil-canning) about the
Z axis. The second mode which is torsional occurs at 45.6 Hz. In almost the same pattern
but at different amplitudes, at 66.9 and 80 Hz a bending and a torsional mode occur,
respectively.
After validating the CAE model, random vibration analysis was applied to find the
structure response under road surface unevenness. In order to present the severity of the
road profile, four accelerometers were installed at four points to get the PSD coming
from the road to the structure. The input of the analysis was the PSD (frequency varying
accelerations) in four points along with their cross-correlation effects on each other. The
velocity of the vehicle remained constant during the experiment for being a stationary
process. The system was the CAE model validated through the previous step. The output
was the response amplitude of one point of the structure. This point was located at the
topmost of the structure in the middle experiencing the highest fluctuations from the
driver’s view.
stiffness of the structure. This can be achieved by introducing curvature, stiffening bead
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or ribs to the panel which are available in the early stages of design and considered as an
expensive solution. Moreover, they work efficiently in damping the first mode vibration
level but may have adverse effects on the radiated noise and also vibrations at other
modes. The technique adopted in this work was to focus on the effect of elastic bumpers
on suppressing the hood oscillations. They are reasonably inexpensive and easy-to-use at
every stage of design and development. The only thing that must be checked is to ensure
that the hood structure is still easy to open and close. Furthermore, even an increase of
stiffness to more than twice the initial values does not shift the frequency more than
150% revealed that the amplitude of response was inversely proportional to the stiffness
factors. While the first mode was dampened slightly the higher modes reacted more
The current research suggests developing an analytical model to represent the hood
geometry based on an integrated aluminum panel and also considering the inner and outer
panels as composite structures. Due to its curvature, a shell model is likely to match well
with the actual physique. The results of CAE, mathematical and Experimental Modal
methods described in Chapter 1 and the obtained response can be compared with the
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experimental results. The road surface roughness can also be measured directly by laser
and the results can be used as input data for running random analysis in CAE.
Finally, the nonlinearities regarding latches, hinges and bumpers can be the subject
of further studies. For instance, the effect of changing the stiffness of the bumpers can be
studied experimentally on road and compared with the results obtained from this work.
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ABSTRACT
by
HOOMAN FARROKHZADEH
May 2015
Vehicle designs and developments must meet safety legislations along with market
demands. Safety regulations are mainly concerned with how a vehicle body performs in
crashes, during which pedestrian collision is the one of the most important issues. When a
vehicle strikes a pedestrian, its engine hood will most likely hit the head of the
pedestrian, causing serious injuries. To reduce the severity of the injuries, along with
market demands to improve vehicle fuel economy and performance, engineers have
considered the design solution of reduction of the vehicle hood thickness (and hence its
weight) and the use of advanced light materials. As a result, the engine hood panel
becomes much more susceptible to excessive vibrations. The sources of these vibrations
are road irregularities which provide base excitations and aerodynamic fluid-structure
interactions.
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Engine hood vibrations due to aeroelasticity, called flutter, have been investigated
extensively in the past using CAE, wind tunnel experiments, and modeling and
engine hood vibrations due to excitations from road surface irregularities and explores a
passive technique to suppress the levels of vibrations. Due to the unpredictable nature of
Validated CAE model, with experimental modal analysis, and random vibration analysis
are employed to determine the system response under road excitations. The power
spectral densities (PSD) of road irregularities are obtained by experiments and used as
inputs to the vibratory system. Finally the effects of stiffening elastic bumpers on the
engine hood are examined a possible passive technique to suppress vibrations. It is shown
that stiffening of the elastic bumpers decreases the vibration levels for the first mode
slightly but drastically in other modes. It is also observed that there is less than 2.5% shift
in the frequency while increasing the stiffness of the elastic bumpers. Finally, although a
suppression of less than 5% in the response amplitude of the first mode of the engine
hood system might not seem significant, the proposed approach represents a plausible
design solution as it is relatively simple cost-effective, and without much changes to the
resonant frequencies.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Vibrations and Acoustics field is the toughest topic in Mechanical engineering field. The
first course I took with Professor Wu on industrial noise control really motivated me to
go further in this field. He taught me the concept and physics of acoustics in a very
systematic approach and it has become one of my fields of interest so far. I went for a
course on Vibrations with Professor Tan the next semester which really built the required
the basics of research. Meanwhile, courses pertaining to FEM at WSU helped me with
building up proficiency FEM theory and software codes applications. Then I applied for
positions in NVH field and found my chance in working with a world class car company
in the USA. This work is all based on what I learnt in the period of studying at WSU and
my internship program.
Once again, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Tan, Dr. Ibrahim,
Dr. Wu and Dr Singh and all my mentors and friends at WSU who helped me complete